The Latest: Ontario seniors won`t get AstraZeneca vaccine
(WorldNews Politics)

By The Associated Press TORONTO — The health minister of Canada`s most populous province says Ontario seniors won`t receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine since there`s limited data on its effectiveness in older populations. Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott says Ontario plans to follow the advice of a national panel that`s recommended against using the newly approved vaccine on people aged 65 and older. Elliott says for anyone over that age, it`s recommended that they receive either the Pfizer or the Moderna vaccine. There are no concerns that the vaccine is unsafe for use, but Canada`s National Advisory Committee on Immunization said this week that the vaccines from...